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Volume One — Faith & Doctrine

Splendour of the Sacred Way · the annotated translation of Bahar-e-Shariat

Opening

iTranslator's Prefaceبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ وَالصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلٰى سَ…PDF p.i1Author's PrefacePraise be to Allāh who has sent us the Qur’ān, and by which He has guided us to the true doctrine of īmān. He …PDF p.1xivHonorificsﷻ ázza wa jall Glorified, Hallowed and Exalted is He ﷻsubĥānahu wa táālā Glorified and Exalted is He ﷺşallAllā…PDF p.xiv

The Sixteen Chapters

1Belief in Allāh ﷻ and His AttributesThere is only one God: Allāh ﷻ.PDF p.32Concerning Prophets عليهم السلامIt is obligatory for every Muslim to learn the correct belief that one should profess about Allāh táālā and Hi…PDF p.163Our Master Muĥammad ﷺOther Prophets were sent to a specific community; RasūlAllāh was sent as a Prophet for the entire creation;109…PDF p.304Concerning AngelsAngels are luminous beings. Allāh táālā has given them the power to assume any form they wish – sometimes they…PDF p.425Concerning the JinnJinns196 are created from fire.197 Some jinns are given the power to shift shapes and take any form at will. J…PDF p.456Barzakh: The Realm of the DeadBarzakh is an intermediate state between this world and the Hereafter. Everyone enters this state after death …PDF p.467Judgement Day and the Great AssemblyIndeed, this earth and the skies, jinns, humans, Angels and [the whole universe] will be annihilated some day.…PDF p.548ParadiseParadise, or Jannah is a place that Allāh táālā has created for believers. In it are such comforts and blessin…PDF p.759HellHell is a terrible place which is the manifestation of the Divine Wrath of Allāh, the Subduer. The Mercy of Al…PDF p.8310About Faith and DisbeliefĪymān or faith means that one should accept and attest to every single thing deemed as a ‘necessary precept of…PDF p.8911Heretical Sect: QādiyānīThe Qādiyānīs are followers of Mirzā Ghulām Aĥmad Qādiyānī.560 Mirzā claimed that he was a prophet [of Allah].…PDF p.9812Heretical Sect: RāfiđīsThe heresies of the Rāfiđī584 sect are explained in detail in the book Tuĥfah Ithnā Áshariyyah.585 Some of the…PDF p.10813Heretical Sect: Wahābī/DeobandiThis a new sect that was born in 1209 AH, founded by a man named Muĥammad ibn Ábdu’l Wahhāb al-Najdī, who spre…PDF p.11114Heretical Sect: Salafi, Taqlīd-SpurnersThey are known as Salafīs among Arabs and in the West. They also call themselves as Ahl-e-Ĥadīth, and are agai…PDF p.12315On Leadership (The Imamate)Leadership or imamate is of two kinds: ▪ Lesser (leadership) or common [şughrā ] ▪ Greater (leadership) or pre…PDF p.12516The Friends of AllahWilāyah719 is a high state, a lofty rank of closeness that Allāh most High and Glorious bestows upon His dear …PDF p.136

Appendices

AAppendix A: Qur’ānic Verses on Allāh’s AttributesAPPENDIX APDF p.142 BEndnotes30 translator's endnotes on the chaptersPDF p.155CAppendix C: Prophets are Divinely Protected From SinAPPENDIX CPDF p.204DAppendix D: Things that Make one a KāfirAPPENDIX DPDF p.229EAppendix E: Brief BiographiesAPPENDIX EPDF p.237FAppendix F: Exhibits from Books of HereticsAPPENDIX FPDF p.247GAppendix G: About the AuthorAPPENDIX GPDF p.282HAppendix H: A Note on Bahār e SharīátAPPENDIX HPDF p.304IAppendix I: Further ReadingAPPENDIX IPDF p.321JAppendix J: GlossaryAPPENDIX JPDF p.330KAppendix K: Transliteration KeyAPPENDIX KPDF p.339LAppendix L: SourcesAPPENDIX LPDF p.342

Opening

346About the TranslatorAbu Hasan is a student of Islamic sciences and Sacred Law. He is a Ĥanafī–Māturīdī, an aspirant to the Qādirī …PDF p.346

The Garden awaits — Volume Two

Volume One completes the reader's creed. The way continues into Volume Two — Taharah (purification) and the acts of worship, beginning with Prayer (Namaz) — coming to this library next, in-shā’Allāh.

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